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RARE WW2 U S MARINE 1ST DEFENSE BATTL U S FLAG -DATED DEC 7TH 1941 PEARL HARBOR:
$1301.00
RARE WW2 U S MARINE 1ST DEFENSE BATTALIONU S 48 STAR FLAG -DATED DEC 7TH 1941 ON BOTH SIDES AND MARKED WITH THE UNIT AND PEARL HARBOR- MEASURES5\' BY 8\' - EXCELLENT CONDITION - ONE SMALL ROUND HOLE - NOT SURE IF MOTH OR BULLET- SEWN ON STARS AND SEAMS - CANVAS EDGE AND SECTION OF ORIGINAL CORD USED AT PEARL - THE 1ST MARINE DEFENSE BATTALION WAS ASSIGNED TO THE DEFENSES IN HAWAII AND PEARL HARBOR- COASTAL GUNS- ANTI-CRAFT AND MACHINE GUN POSITION - SHOOT DOWN THREE OF THE ATTACKING JAPANESE AIRCRAFT DURING THE ATTACK ON DEC 7TH - ALSO 399 MEMBERS OF THE BATTALION WERE THE FAMED DEFENDERS OF WAKE ISLAND- FLAG ALSO HAS INITIALS R H - UNKNOWN MARINE FROM THE UNIT- RARE EARLY WAR COLLECTIBLE -GREAT FOR DISPLAY OR COLLECTION
